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CI Card work for the Irish DTT

  • 24-02-2011 02:16PM
    #1
    jhud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 700 ✭✭✭


    Hi All

    I have got an aerial setup which can get the Irish Digital channels i just have a question of the common interface card slot in my Samsung tv will this card decode the channels so saving me having to buy a box.

    Common interface card

    Thanks
    John


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  • #2
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    No

    Read http://www.saortv.info/terrestrial-saorview/the-black-list/

    You need a new TV or a proper set-box.

    Or if the TV was sold to you recently and had digital in description without a disclaimer that it's incompatible in Ireland, you can get a refund or exchange,


  • #3
    Gagetman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭Gagetman


    How recent is recently? I bought a Sony 12 month ago and when I went back I was told tough.:mad:


  • #4
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Shops will always try and fob you off.

    Sale of Goods act:
    You can claim damages up to 6 years
    TV expected to last at least two years
    The Package and display consitutes a contract, unless the shop put a printed Disclaimer about the Digital incompatible. The Government warned CEDA (the Trade & Retail TV associations) and others in March 2008 about mislabelled incompatible MPEG3 Digital TVs as the Spec was released in Feb 2008. Tests commenced in Dec 2007.

    Your only difficulty was why not complained earlier? But the service wasn't Publicised till 30th October 2010, and only softly then.


  • #5
    The Cush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,274 ✭✭✭✭The Cush


    Gagetman wrote: »
    How recent is recently? I bought a Sony 12 month ago and when I went back I was told tough.:mad:

    Thanks for the update - http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055809624&page=2


  • #6
    jhud
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 700 ✭✭✭jhud


    watty wrote: »
    No

    Read http://www.saortv.info/terrestrial-saorview/the-black-list/

    You need a new TV or a proper set-box.

    Or if the TV was sold to you recently and had digital in description without a disclaimer that it's incompatible in Ireland, you can get a refund or exchange,

    Ok thanks for the help just wanted to setup for parents as i have my own tv's setup both have mpeg 4. I will just have to go out and get the decoder box


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  • #7
    bryaner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭bryaner


    jhud wrote: »
    Hi All

    I have got an aerial setup which can get the Irish Digital channels i just have a question of the common interface card slot in my Samsung tv will this card decode the channels so saving me having to buy a box.

    Common interface card

    Thanks
    John

    Is that E-Bay dude completely full of sh!t so?


  • #8
    watty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,461 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Many eBay sellers haven't a clue. Some are not fully honest.

    You can't make a TV work reliably for MPEG4 with a CI adaptor card, as the TV has to tune the channels. Most MPEG2 sets will not see the channels.

    The Adaptor runs too hot (I've tested them).

    It can't do HD at all. RTE 2 is now HD only format and TV3, TG4 and RTE1 will later be HD only.

    There is no CI adaptor that can ever work for Irish Digital or UK "Freeview HD".

    http://www.saortv.info/terrestrial-saorview/the-black-list/


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